Over the past two years, an expert in revision hip and knee replacement surgery has seen an increase in the number of people needing a second surgery. When a knee or hip implant wears out or another ...

A comprehensive study using nationwide data on hip and knee replacements in England has found that one in 75 patients require a revision of their joint replacement after three years. Although this ...

Knee replacement surgery, also known as total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is increasing among patients 65 and younger. One study projects a potential 183% increase in the number of TKA and revision TKA ...

As we start 2026, orthopedic surgeons have a remarkable opportunity to remain at the forefront of the innovation of joint ...

University of Queensland research has revealed Australians undergoing a knee replacement operation are at a higher risk of needing further surgery if they're obese. Researchers from The University of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Partial knee replacement was associated with an excess risk for long-term revision compared with total knee ...

Participants Any patient with infected knee replacement as defined by the study reviewed. Intervention Revision knee surgery where all infected tissue and components are removed and a new definitive ...

NEW YORK, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — While the risk of revision after total knee replacement is low overall at about 1 to 2%, Black patients have a higher risk than white patients. The underlying ...

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ZBH recently received the FDA 510(k) consent for its flagship Persona Revision Knee System for revision knee replacement procedures. The commercial launch of this system ...

Dr. Kevin Borchard of Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine (CAO) at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, performs revision total knee arthroplasty when a previous knee replacement ...

Another often-overlooked aspect of knee replacement is the patellofemoral joint, which governs how the kneecap moves. Poor ...

Background Periprosthetic infection about the knee is a devastating complication that may affect between 1% and 5% of knee replacement. With over 79 000 knee replacements being implanted each year in ...